Articles by KATHLEEN PARKER

WASHINGTON — Pope Francis continues to delight and surprise as he pursues his radical pilgrimage across the global psyche — inspiring with his humility while also sending shock waves with his ... READ MORE

WASHINGTON — As a fan of tradition, my knee-jerk reaction to the Redskins controversy — should the name be changed out of respect for offended Native Americans? — was, well, knee-jerk.
As in, g... READ MORE

WASHINGTON — It has long been accepted by the conventionally wise that the Republican Party is waging a “war on women.”
Let’s be clear. The war on women is based on just one thing — abortion r... READ MORE

WASHINGTON — It is a conundrum of wordsmiths that sometimes events are so horrible that words escape us. Bereft of the tools of our trade, we are left with what is perhaps the only appropriate ...READ MORE

HASHTAG, America — It is comforting to think of death as a passing rather than an end. In that vein, I prefer to think of Steve Jobs’ final words as editorial commentary: “Oh wow. Oh wow. Oh wow.”READ MORE

WASHINGTON — The new year has begun with an avalanche of Republican retrospectives: What went wrong? What must the GOP do?
In attempting to navigate my own thoughts, I keep bumping into advice ... READ MORE